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Many personnel attended, hoping to win selection to rep- resent the ACT at the Defence Hockey Championships in Albury, NSW, from May 31 to June 6. The squad is yet to be announced. Players are reminded to fax their release forms to WOFF Vicki Chapman on (02) 6128 7053. District Service personnel and Defence civilian members were well represented among those vying for selection but Army had twice as many play- ers on trial. A mixed team trial between Army and Air Force/Navy was used for the selection process and also to determine the ACT champion. Army was a little more organised and its structure led to an early goal from CPL Evan Wain, ably assisted by his centre-half CAPT Anna Reinhardt. Air Force/Navy withstood a barrage of attacks before Army scored again for a 2-0 lead. Air Force/Navy scored a breakaway goal mid-term through strong linking play between SQNLDR Llani Kennealy and WO Andy Hart. Air Force/Navy posted a second but trailed 2-4 at half- time. The second half was fairly even until midway when Army again beat the Air Force/ Navy goal line. Air Force/ Navy tried to slow the tempo to its pace but, with Army in top gear, it maintained its intensity to net three more goals for a 7-2 win. A STRONG performance for the Defence hockey team at the Australian Country Championships in Mackay has won FLGOFF Mark Ross (HQ 81WG) a berth in the national Country hockey team to tour Sin- gapore. The heat and humidity while playing in Singapore is expected to be oppressive and this will be multiplied for FLGOFF Ross, who left in late April for the tour. He is a goalkeeper and wears a significant amount of extra padding and safety equipment that will trap his body heat and prevent him from cooling down. He was due to play in conditions where elite keepers expect to lose between 1.5-3kg per game because of the conditions. The tour includes several matches against club sides and culminates with a series of Test matches against the Singaporean side. "No doubt this will be the highlight of Mark's career after representing NSW all through junior age groups before joining the Air Force, and playing in the Defence hockey team for the past two years," Defence hockey public relations manager LEUT Stuart Cayzer said. "Not fazed by the new challenge he is about to face, FLGOFF Ross is looking forward to the challenge that this international level will present and also to the pros- pect of gaining a couple of international caps while on tour," he said. There are significant costs involved in higher repre- sentative duties because no funding is allocated to sup- port playing for a national side. These costs are significantly increased when hav- ing to travel to international competitions and FLGOFF Ross has received assistance from the Defence Hockey Association to assist with the thousands of dollars it will cost him to represent both the ADF and Australia. Other defence players on the tour include CAPT Glenn Miller and PTE Tristan Hunt, as well as the Defence hockey team men's coach Rob Laffin and man- ager WO2 Scott Downs. ACT talent on display Hockey tourist CHARGING: OFFCDT Rob Melville attacks. Photo by LAC Aaron Curran SAVED: FLGOFF Mark Ross on the ball in goal to make a good save. Photo courtesy of LEUT Stuart Cayzer